3 Best .22 Hornet Rifles in 2026 (Tested and Ranked)
The best .22 Hornet rifles ranked: the value Savage 25 Walking Varminter, the premium suppressor-ready Ruger 77/22 Hornet, and the Chiappa Little Sharps single-shot classic.
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The best .22 Hornet rifles ranked: the value Savage 25 Walking Varminter, the premium suppressor-ready Ruger 77/22 Hornet, and the Chiappa Little Sharps single-shot classic.
The best .17 WSM rifles ranked after range time: the Savage B.MAG, budget Winchester Xpert Magnum, premium Ruger 77/17, and the only semi-auto, the Franklin Armory F17-L.
The Zastava ZPAP M70 is widely considered the best AK you can buy new in the US, built in Serbia on an overbuilt 1.5mm receiver with a bulged RPK-style trunnion. Our full review, variants, and how it compares to the Century VSKA and PSA AK.
The Ruger SFAR delivers full .308 Winchester power in a rifle sized and weighted like an AR-15, using standard .308 magazines. Our full review, variants, and how it compares to the Ruger AR-556 and Springfield M1A.
The Winchester Model 1892 is John Browning’s slim, slick pistol-caliber lever gun, reborn in beautifully made Miroku production. Our full review of the Western classic, its variants, and how it compares to the Rossi R92 and Marlin 1894.
The Christensen Arms Ridgeline defined the modern carbon-fiber mountain rifle, pairing a carbon-wrapped barrel and composite stock for a light, sub-MOA hunter. Our full review, variants, and how it compares to the Tikka T3x and Bergara B-14.
The Ruger-made Marlin 1894 is arguably the finest pistol-caliber lever-action carbine you can buy, in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum or .45 Colt. Our full review of the reborn classic, its variants, and how it beats the Henry Big Boy and Rossi R92.
The Springfield Saint Victor builds the upgrades most shooters add anyway into a complete AR-15 for around $1,000: free-float M-Lok rail, nickel-boron flat trigger, B5 furniture and flip-up sights. Our full review, variants, and how it beats the Ruger AR-556 and M&P15.
The Mossberg Patriot packs a user-adjustable LBA trigger, a spiral-fluted bolt and a threaded barrel into a bolt-action rifle that often sells for under $450. Our full review, variants, and how it compares to the Ruger American and Winchester XPR.